This video continues to use the business model of a cupcake factory and explains how prices are driven.

Youngsters engage in a relay race where they dip a sponge in water, run to a bucket, and squeeze out the sponge. They have five minutes to take turns transporting water to the goal. Whey the time is up, each team measures the total...

After a class discussion that revolves around the measurements that most milk cartons come in, learners dig deeper to understand the mathematical relationships between these units of measurement. A very cute, and quite-effective...

Students compare units of measurement. In this liquid measurements lesson, students experiment with the standard liter unit of measurement compared to non-standard measurements.  They divide of up into 3 groups and each group performs a...

Third graders examine the capacity of animals able to live in one habitat. In this habitat lesson, 3rd graders play a game that shows the food chain and the interactions between animals in an area. Students discover that food is a major...

Students sing the "Capacity Song" and identify equivalent measurements of capacity. During a unit on capacity, students recite and memorize the song that identifies the different equivalent measurements of capacity, singing the song each...

This very simple worksheet has youngsters consider five different containers (a cup, a flower pot, a trash bin, a mug, and a pot), then write down a unit of measure which would be appropriate to see how much each container can hold. This...

Here is a challenging and thought-provoking math worksheet. In it, learners work together to construct a variety of boxes of different sizes to see if doubling the size of a box really means it can hold twice as much stuff as the...

Sixth graders use problem solving strategies to determine the amount of gravel needed to fill the bottom of an aquarium that is 50 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 30 cm high. Students use centimeter cubes and brainstorm strategies they might...

Second graders take a field trip to a nearby church or other historical building and examine it from a mathematical perspective. In groups, they calculate the seating capacity, describe the window patterns, differentiate types of...

Upper graders use a variety of tools to measure liquid and solid ingredients in an ice cream making recipe. Following written and oral directions and accurately timing themselves forms the basis of this lesson.

Learners solve 14 word problems and 25 weight conversions.

Fourth and fifth graders solve 10 different word problems that include numbers as fractions. First, they determine the amount of time a person would sleep given so many hours. Then, pupils determine the number of pounds needed to make...

Learners solve a variety of mathematical problems including: money word problem, adding fractions, using milliliters, determining how many rectangles are formed in a figure, and answering three questions using data in a circle graph.

Young measurers identify gallons, quarts, pints, and cups, then determine equivalent measurements for capacity using customary measuring tools.

With a partner, learners work to answer several questions related to reading the capacity of a beaker filled with liquid. Given a 1 liter sized beaker, learners determine the fractional amount the beaker is filled to. This is a great way...

Very little learners can use their noodle to determine which of the shown objects are full or empty. There are eighteen different images that display full or empty objects. This could be a good way to introduce opposites.

Instruct youngsters how to convert from one unit of measurement to another. This basic skill is useful in science courses as well as in math courses. Learning check slides are included to help viewers practice solving these types of...

Provide your students with the context and information they'll need to convert gallons to quarts, pint, and cups. In this video, Sal defines gallons, quarts, pints, and cups. Then he uses this information to solve a problem where he must...

Through a series of worksheets, mathematicians practice with various concepts of measurement. Conveniently, the 6 pages are easily broken up for individual assignments, and seem to progress in difficulty. Math concepts include drawing...

In this math worksheet, middle schoolers practice converting the measurements from one form to another using capacity, weight, mass, time , and area.

In this converting units worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that include using metric units in each. They complete each listed unit of measurement by converting each to its proper length, capacity, or mass. Students write...

Six straightforward word problems require learners to use customary units of capacity (pints, quarts, cups, gallons) on this assignment. In order to answer each question, they must write an explanation in the form of a mathematical...

Describe the process used to perform mathematic calculation on units of volume with this video. Sal clarifies what units of volume are, and then he demonstrates how to perform calculations using ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons.